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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
420 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
WVZ030-039-040-525-210900-
BARBOUR WV-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH WV-UPSHUR WV-LEWIS WV-
420 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH
EASTERN
LEWIS...NORTHERN UPSHUR AND SOUTHERN BARBOUR COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM
EDT...
AT 420 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BUCKHANNON, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCKHANNON, PHILIPPI, AUDRA STATE PARK, BELINGTON, JUNIOR, MONTROSE,
VOLGA, LORENTZ, NESTORVILLE, KERENS, ELLAMORE, TALLMANSVILLE,
OVERHILL, HODGESVILLE, AND FRENCH CREEK.
THIS INCLUDES ROUTE 33 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 35.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD CAUSE
RAPID RISES IN WATER. IF RISING WATER IS OBSERVED, MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS COVERED BY WATER.
LAT...LON 3896 7977 3884 8030 3902 8038 3921 7990
3918 7983 3913 7984 3912 7983 3911 7980
3910 7979 3908 7978 3904 7978 3903 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 248DEG 30KT 3898 8026
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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